manakin
Plural: manakins
Noun
- A small, often brightly colored, tropical American bird.
- a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
- a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
- Any of several small Central and South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae.
- Alternative form of manikin.
Examples
- I felt a flutter of excitement when I played MANAKIN for a surprising high score.
Origin / Etymology
Generally thought to derive, like manikin, from Middle Dutch mannekijn. Compare French manakin, German Manakin. Doublet of manikin and mannequin.
Scrabble Score: 13
manakin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmanakin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
manakin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
manakin: valid Words With Friends Word